HER

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Name Element

1 Origin and Meaning
2 Related Names
3 Combinations
4 First Element Forms
5 Last Element Forms
6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Names ending in -ar or -arr are usually linked here but can derive from the name elements GEIR or VAR instead ^[1]

Ancient Germanic

*harjaz = 'army' ^[1]
*harja- = 'army' ^[2]

Proto Norse

*hariaR = 'warrior' ^[3]

Old Norse

herr = 'army' ^[1]

Old Saxon

heri = 'army' ^[4]

Old High German

heri = 'army' ^[5]

Related Names

See Heri and Hera

Combinations

Name Element	Example
AGI	see Agnarr (Norse) and Egilher (German)
ALF	see Alfarr (Norse) and Ælfhere (English) and Herálvur
ALM	see Almarr
ANU	see Ánarr
ARN	see Arnar
AS	see Ásvar
AUD	see Audar
AUST	see Austar
BJÖRK	see Bjarkar
BJÖRN	see Hærbiǫrn and Bjarnar (Norse) and Berner (German)
BJÖRT	see Herbjört (Norse) and Heribert (German)
BLÆ	see Blævar
BORG	see Borgarr and Heriburg (German)
BRAND	see Herbrandr
BRIM	see Brimar
BRYN	see Brynjarr
BÖÐ	see Bǫðvarr
DIS	see Herdís
DOM	see Domar
EGG	see Agnarr
EIN	see Æinarr
ELD	see Eldar
EY	see Øyarr
FANN	see Fannar
FAST	see Fastarr and Härvast
FINN	see Herfinnr
FJÖL	see Fjǫlvarr
FOLD	see Fuldarr
FRID	see Fridar and Hærfreðr
FRÍÐ	see Hærfríðr
GAUT	see Gautarr
GEIR	see Hergeirr
GERD	see Gerðarr and Hergerðr
GINN	see Ginnarr
GJAF	see Gjafarr
GRET	see Gretar
GRIM	see Grímarr and Hergrímr
GUNN	see *Gunþa-harjaR (Norse) and Hergunnr (Norse) and Gundheri (German)
HAD	see Hadar
HAF	see Havar
HAR	see Hávarr
HARD	see Harder
HEID	see Heiðar
HER	see Hæriarr
HILD	see Hildar
HJALM	see Hjalmarr (Norse) and Helmer (German)
HJARN	see Hjarnar
HLID	see Hlíðar
HLÖD	see Lothar
HOLM	see Hólmar
HRAUN	see Hraunar
HREID	see Hræiðarr
HROD	see Hróðarr (Norse) and Hrōdhari (German)
HULD	see Huldar
HVAT	see Hvatarr
ID	see Idar
ING	see Ingvarr
JARD	see Jarðarr
JARN	see Jarnar
JÓ	see Jóarr
JON	see Jonar
KRIST	see Kristjar
LAND	see Erland
LAUG	see HærlaugR
LEID	see Leidar
LEIF	see Herleifr
LEIK	see Herleikr and Læiknarr
LIKN	see Læiknarr
LYD	see Liutheri (German)
MAGN	see Magnar
MANN	see Heriman (German)
MOD	see Hærmóðr (Norse) and Herimot (German)
MUND	see Hermundr
-ningur	see Herningur
ODD	see Oddar
ORM	see Ormarr
OTT	see Óttarr
RAGN	see Ragnarr (Norse) and Raginheri (German)
RAND	see Hjarrandr
RUN	see Rúnar
SAND	see Sandarr
SE	see Sǽvarr
SIG	see Sigar
SIGN	see Signar
SIN	see Sinarr
STEIN	see Steinarr and Hersteinn
SVEIN	see Hersveinn and Sveinar
TORD	see Tordar
ULF	see HærulfR and Ulfarr
UNN	see Unnarr
VALD	see *HarjawaldaR (Norse) and Herwald (German) and Valdarr (Norse) and Waltheri (German)
VAR	see Warinheri (German)
VARD	see Hærvarðr
VEST	see Vestarr
VID	see Härvidh and Víðarr
VÍÐ	see Víðarr
VIG	see Vígarr
VIK	see Víkarr
VIN	see Erwin (German) and Vinjar (Norse)
VÖR	see Hervǫr
YR	see Ívarr
ÞJALF	see Þialfarr
ÞJOST	see Þjóstarr
ÞOR	see Þórarr
ÞRUÐ	see Hærþrúðr (Norse) and Hertraud (German)